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GE Aerospace to develop digital backbone for Bell’s V-280 Valor

WASHINGTON — Textron’s Bell tapped GE Aerospace to develop a host of digital systems for its much-anticipated Black Hawk utility helicopter successor.The arrangement, announced...

Britain tests transport drone’s ability to land, take off from ship

LONDON — A twin-engine transport drone has landed on the deck of a British aircraft carrier in what the Royal Navy said is a...

8 US Marines Remain in Hospital After Fiery Aircraft Crash Killed 3 During Drills in Australia

AdvertisementEight U.S. Marines remained in a hospital in the Australian north coast city of Darwin on Monday after they were injured in a fiery...

US Marine Corps MV-22 crash traced to hard clutch engagement

25 July 2023 by Zach Rosenberg Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey. (Janes/Lindsay Peacock) A fatal 8 June 2022 US...

‘It’s all about logistics’: US Marines test Force Design in Pacific

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Marine Corps unit spent seven months in the Indo-Pacific testing the service’s warfighting modernization effort, offering a glimpse at what...

Italy’s Army aviation chief talks helicopter advancements

ROME — As the commander of Italy’s Army aviation fleet, Maj. Gen. Andrea Di Stasio oversees a helicopter portfolio on the cusp of old...

Spirit AeroSystems gears up for FLRAA programme role

13 June 2023 by Marc Selinger Spirit AeroSystems built the fuselage for the Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor...

New US Marine unit prepares for major role in the Philippines

WASHINGTON — The 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment that arrived in the Philippines this spring for the annual Balikatan exercise was nearly unrecognizable from last...

How the US Army aviation chief is prepping for the future fleet

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The U.S. Army’s aviation branch is reaching a critical inflection point where it will need to determine how and when to...

Bell Textron Canada Announces Contracts with Alpine Aerotech and Heli-Oneto Extend Life of CH-146 Griffon fleet

Agreements ensure increased Canadian content and value for the RCAF Mirabel (Québec), April 26, 2023 – Bell Textron Canada Limited, a Textron Inc. subsidiary...

Marine Corps rejects Pentagon’s pitch for new amphibious ship designs

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon team leading the charge to reduce the cost of amphibious warships has shown the Marine Corps drawings of scaled-down, less...

Marines ask for amphibious warship in unfunded priorities list

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Marine Corps is asking lawmakers to compel the Navy to keep building amphibious warships, as the sea service wants to...

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